Hi, I would like to get my Kid's names translated to Gaelic? Would anyone mind helping me? Iv'e been trying for ages.My son's name is Declan and my daughter's name is Isla

Thank you so much!

Declan is a Gaelic name already. It is used more in Ireland than Scotland, in my experience, and the Irish form of the name is Déaglán. With the usual differences between Irish and Scottish Gaelic spelling, I suspect that the Scottish spelling would be Deuglàn or Deaglàn, but I'm not certain of that.

I've never seen Isla as a given name. I assume that it is drawn from the name of one of the Hebrides islands off the west coast of Scotland, though the island's name is spelled Islay in English. The Scottish Gaelic form of the name is Ìle, and it is pronounced "EYE-luh" (whether in English or Gaelic). The origin of the name is unknown, and it may be pre-Celtic. If you just want a phonetic way to spell the name Isla in Irish or Scottish Gaelic, then you could use Iosla in either language.

_________________I'm not a native (or entirely fluent) speaker, so be sure to wait for confirmations/corrections, especially for tattoos.

Declan is a Gaelic name already. It is used more in Ireland than Scotland, in my experience, and the Irish form of the name is Déaglán. With the usual differences between Irish and Scottish Gaelic spelling, I suspect that the Scottish spelling would be Deuglàn or Deaglàn, but I'm not certain of that.

AFAIK Scottish Gaelic shortens all non-stressed (= non-initial) vowels in native words¹, so you will find a grave accent only on the first vowel, thus I’d expect Deuglan.

There's the well-known Scots singer Isla Saint Clair and her first name is indeed pronounced - EYE-luh. I've no idea whether it comes from the Gaelic or not, though obviously Íle wouldn't be pronounced the same way.

are you sure?So far I've only heard it pronounced "EE-luh" in Gaelic...

You could be right, Lughaidh. I've actually only heard it pronounced once by a Gaelic speaker, who may or may not have known the correct pronunciation, and might have been influenced by the pronunciation of Islay.

_________________I'm not a native (or entirely fluent) speaker, so be sure to wait for confirmations/corrections, especially for tattoos.

Unfortunately, unlike Irish , there aren't many Gaelic speakers on Forvo. The whole word isn't pronounced but the single letter is. So this may help. As I don't speak Gaelic I don't know if this is right or wrong.